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    • Posts: 26 Member
      Right on. Yeah, I realize that posting this type of question is like opening up Pandora's box, but I was basically just trying to find out that if lifting is even worth it if I am only trying to burn fat. From what I have read it helps to speed up the metabolism far after the actually exercise has been completed. I guess the goal is to work as smart as possible. The same as regulating the diet. Thanks for those site recommendations much appreciated.
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      Set of high reps are going to put you in the range for gaining mass from hypertrophy. Reps in this range are not going to give you so much strength as it will muscular endurance. So based on your question, I do not think this is the right course of action. My recommendation would be to simplify your decision making. Asking for advice on MFP will yield you a ton of different answers and opinions. Some of which may me good, some not so good as there are a ton of newbies to strength training who are following some internet lifting guru and think that after a few months of lifting and strong newbie gains that they know everything there is to know and will try to project their goals upon you. If you have read enough of these sites you can begin to tell who these folks follow by what they repeat. Some of it is indeed good info, but you might be better served by going to sites where there are multiple authors submitting articles and decide for yourself the route you want to take. Bodybuilding.com and MuscleandStrength.com have a lot of good info once you get past their adds trying to sell you supplements. There are a ton of other good sites out there which will give you good info, but these provide info on body building, power lifting, nutrition and a whole slew of other useful information.

      The folks on MFP all have great intentions and are eager to help. But it can become too much trying to filter the good from the bad when you have 50 different answers to one question which can make it confusing for some.
    • Posts: 13 Member
      Ask a trainer. I'm trying to shred fat and build some muscle. I do cardio one day 70-90 minutes and then resistance training the next. He has me doing 20 reps x 2 sets but some of the machines and bands are the same. So some of the muscle groups I do 100 reps. This is a super individual thing which is why I suggest a trainer. I only see mine every 1-2 weeks since it's expensive. He just walks me through the new routine. FYI - I go to Gold's Gym.
    • Posts: 312 Member
      I have over 20 years lifting experience... Just in case...
    • Posts: 267 Member
      The real purpose of lifting while cutting is to maintain your muscle. So if you're serious about losing weight and still being able to pick up heavy things all day, lift heavy, do lots of cardio and hit your macros.

      Just so you know, "toning" is a myth. Your cant target body fat loss. You're either cutting bulking or maintaining. If you want to "tone" then you really want to loose body fat and maintain muscle. To do this you'll need to lift heavy, do lots of cardio and hit your macros.
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